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7900.5E
Jul 25, 2019 17:16:04 GMT -5
Post by northwx on Jul 25, 2019 17:16:04 GMT -5
Part of the problem with transmitting a COR on the ASOS is that doing so disables the ASOS ground-to-air radio broadcast to a default message stating, "Automated observing system temporarily inoperative." Any pilot accessing this on radio frequency or via the dial-in telephone number will hear this message until the next uncorrected (meaning not a COR) METAR/SPECI is transmitted. If a COR is transmitted, then it could be up to an hour before a pilot accessing the ground-to-air radio broadcast would receive any observation data. Generating and transmitting a SPECI does not have this effect on the ground-to-air radio broadcast message. Another good reason to make sure everything in the observation is correct before transmission insofar as possible. This is not true at my station: ASOS broadcasts both by GTA and telephone what ever is in the data fields and updates every minute, regardless of what the last ob was. |
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7900.5E
Jul 25, 2019 17:26:49 GMT -5
Post by northwx on Jul 25, 2019 17:26:49 GMT -5
I'd perhaps have a station policy to note/document the # of specis that should have been CORs. I'd definitely get the info out. If you can come up with enough of a backlog of these, I'd contact Congress. Perhaps we could start another thread on this forum? If this proves impractical even station-specific is a great idea alstein. Congress may get contacted anyway - it's obvious FAA vorticity doesn't have a clue about how ASOS transmits, and he's advocating for the policy procedural change. I believe they just want some data to show that we're as incompetent as the ATCs to set us up for 2023. I'm being harassed by maintenance FAA staff as well - hard to prove that this is orders or just some wacko and his immediate boss both with a bad case of schadenfreude... The test of a person's character isn't how they react under stress, but how they handle power. |
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7900.5E
Sept 23, 2019 13:12:40 GMT -5
Post by hlsto2 on Sept 23, 2019 13:12:40 GMT -5
test...
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